Taito City, Tokyo, Japan｜Chukasoba Billiken

Visually, a really nice looking bowl. The handmade noodles were the highlight. Arrived around 14:30 on a Saturday with no queue. I should of gone with something other than the shoyu but didn’t do any research before arriving and was intimidated by the vending machine

When we reached this place at 10.35am, we were the first in line! Yay! By the time the shop opens at 11am, there was already a long queue! We ordered the 中華ソバ全部入り, which means the bowl with EVERYTHING in. This bowl of goodness cost 1150yen. This ramen is a 醤油ラメン, which means it’s soy sauce soup base. They are really generous with the amount of meat! There’s like 7 slices in total. There’s also one whole 味玉 (egg) in too. Love it. Oh, it’s duck meat, but comparatively to other duck ramen, the “duck smell” from the meat is not that strong. Great for those who don’t like the “duck smell”!

This ramen was Shouyu based, but I was getting strong hints of duck taste, most likely because ithere were Duck meat toppings. It also had a strong flavor of menma, which transforms the supposedly salty shouyu soup into something sweet. A great dish!